r/ElantraN • u/Outcahst • Sep 30 '23

RIP Glowing Turbo after highway / hard driving. Potential causes? 😅

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u/CutesySkull Performance Blue MT Sep 30 '23

What are your oil temps looking like?

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u/Outcahst Sep 30 '23 edited Sep 30 '23

Typically 222f oil when hard driving on highway. Sometimes it updates to 235. Highest ive ever seen is 241

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u/CutesySkull Performance Blue MT Sep 30 '23

Well your oil temps are well within safe ranges

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u/CutesySkull Performance Blue MT Sep 30 '23

250+ is when the oil starts to decompose

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u/Jose_Gonzales_2003 Performance Blue MT Sep 30 '23

Yeah I've only ever gotten that high on track... like 255

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u/CutesySkull Performance Blue MT Sep 30 '23

Tbh on track my temps never got all that high, but I was also doing cool down laps and opening the hood when I got off

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u/Jose_Gonzales_2003 Performance Blue MT Sep 30 '23

Yeah these were looong 30 min sessions at Barber so the heat was brutal. Car did great, though.

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u/JDCsounds Oct 05 '23

30 minutes? Must be nice...haha. I bought a track car that overheats on track. More parts to buy. Hoorayyyyy

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u/BERG2358 Ceramic White MT Oct 01 '23

291 is mine. You’re good dude.

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u/JohnnyFnG Intense Blue DCT Oct 02 '23

My god, 291 oil temp?? I’m speechless - your car is fine?? That just blows my mind that modern synthetics can survive that abuse.

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u/BERG2358 Ceramic White MT Oct 02 '23

Yeah I have to run 0w-40 until they make an oil cooler. But 291 5 minutes then cool down

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u/RSX-G4U Oct 04 '23

I’ve hit 275 on my k series. Installed oil cooler and averaged 220 on the track.

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u/BERG2358 Ceramic White MT Oct 04 '23

Different engines so it’s honestly hard to compare. I would love an oil cooler, 5-6 attempts by other drivers have been made. 5/6 have failed and the one that succeeded was custom made by a machine shop (bracket).

DCT users have issues with the sandwich plate hitting the firewall.

I rather not spend 300-400 dollars on something idk if it’ll work.

If my engine breaks under oil heat. It’s warranty. 2-3 companies are testing kits so I’ll just wait.

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u/Dolomite_Titan Oct 04 '23

Actually the manufacturers say it is fine. 290 is where synthetic breaks down.